gig economy

The recession has created a new class of migrant worker -- one who travels around the country in an RV looking for temporary seasonal jobs in makeshift warehouses instead of orange groves. Ed O'Rourke typically calls Florida home, but since early December, he and his 28-year old son Eddie have...

Benefits shmenefits. Whether 800,000 lose their unemployment checks now or later, it's time we admitted that we're in a Gig-conomy, and will be for at least a generation. I'll say it again -- mostly because I have another Gig-conomy link. By way of example, a part-time marketing job at action...

Washington extended benefits to the jobless this week, prompting many unemployed folks to do a happy dance. It's been a frustrating few weeks to get to this point, and one of the things that almost derailed the measure was when unemployment statistics were released. They showed that unemployment...